It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bushnell-Prairie City can now relate to. They fell 4-1 to the Illini Bluffs Tigers on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Bushnell-Prairie City couldn't push the score so high this time.
Bushnell-Prairie City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talan Love, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
On Illini Bluffs' side, they got a great performance from Brayden Fargher as he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Fargher has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chris Drake was excellent, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Josh Vaughn, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bushnell-Prairie City has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-19 record this season. As for Illini Bluffs, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Bushnell-Prairie City nor Illini Bluffs have any future games scheduled.
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